Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, with an estimated $100 billion in assets, expects to start exports of grains and wool from Australia as it nears completion of a $486 million farm investment plan

New Mexico State Investment Council will consider approving investment policies for a farmland suballocation, potentially in emerging markets, in its 10% long-term real asset portfolio.

SLC Agricola, the Brazil farm operator with large ambitions in farmland acquisition, sealed a $239m cash injection from UK fund manager Valiance Asset Management for a business aimed at turning scrub into "high-quality" farms.

China would invest billions of dollars to transform vast tracts of undeveloped land in northern Australia for farming, under a plan confirmed yesterday by the federal government.

La provincia de Fujian es responsable de la avanzada asiática en los campos bonaerenses. A cambio de tener prioridad de compra sobre la cosecha instalarán un sistema de irrigación en Carmen de Patagones y Villarino. La República Popular China también se dispone a invertir en puertos y plantas de procesamiento de pescado

The distinctive feature of these land deals that has attracted attention is the speed of the acquisitions, the transparency (lack thereof) of the terms and the scale of the acquisitions and implied investment.

La especulación financiera tiene un nuevo objetivo: la tierra. Miles de pequeños campesinos sufren las consecuencias.

Hemos visto, y ha sido ampliamente denunciado por GRAIN, como en la última década ha brotado un impulso irrefrenable por el acaparamiento global de tierras. La conquista por el agua camina de la mano del acaparamiento de tierras recién explicado.

The PRI for Farmland are supposed to an opportunity for communities and CSOs to assess the performance of investors in farmland against a set of voluntary standards, but fall short of what’s needed to hold companies properly to account.

Ce numéro de 'Grain de sel', publié par Inter-Réseaux Développement Rural, cherche à briser certains préjugés et à réaffirmer certaines vérités par rapport au foncier en Afrique.

Trascurato il land grabbing nell'accordo di libero scambio

Après la Suisse, l’Allemagne et les Pays-Bas, c’est au tour de la France de tirer la sonnette d’alarme pour tenter d’empêcher les investisseurs étrangers de faire main basse sur les meilleures terres agricoles de l’Hexagone.

Detrás de la nueva conquista especulativa de tierras se encuentra el agua como factor estratégico

The Chinese Government is seeking less scrutiny of its Australian farm raids. Sources say the Chinese are pushing the issue as part of a planned free trade agreement with Australia.

Trilogy Capital is involved in a large scale agriculture project in Ethiopia with US-based Morrell Agro Industries.